On Wednesday, April 10th, residents from Oakland’s Wood Streets Common and their organizational allies held a press conference announcing a month of Housing is a Human Right organizing and actions. Joining us to discuss are Talya Husbands-Hankin, the founder of Love and Justice in the Streets along with John Janosko, former Wood street encampment resident. … Continued

The Sagorea Te’ Land Trust has rematriated the West Berkeley Shellmound through a long community organizing struggle, a partnership with the City of Berkeley, and a generous donation. We’re joined by the chair and spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan as well as co-founder and co-director of The Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, Corrina Gould. … Continued

In the midst of a national legislative and social attack on the transgender community, a new report addresses the experiences of trans people living behind bars. The report is called Advancing Transgender Justice: Illuminating Trans Lives Behind and Beyond Bars, and it was written by the Vera Institute for Justice with support from Black and … Continued

This week marks six months of Israel’s genocide on Gaza. We spend most of the show today reflecting on the past half year of colonial destruction in conversation with Muhannad Ayyash, a policy analyst for Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network and a professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University in Calgary. He was born and raised … Continued

A new wave of legislation around the country functions to “legally erase” trans people. We’re joined by Nico Lang, an award-winning reporter, editor and author of the forthcoming book, American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era. They also curate a daily news roundup on Instagram – you can follow … Continued

Baltimore is planning a $1bn jail construction project, the most expensive state-funded project in Maryland ever. They’re using a consent decree for terrible jail conditions as justification for building a “better” jail. We’re joined by David Fathi, the Director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project, which brings challenges to conditions of confinement … Continued